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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1973
Page
1
US consumer prices climbed seven tenths of one percent in June led by grocery costs up 1.7 percent and fruits and vegetables up 4.9 percent. Gasoline and fuel oil spikes boosted nonfood commodities while housing and alcoholic beverages also advanced.
Boswell Insurance Agency on pace to pay Pecos fire loss to Gibsons Discount Center owner Don Doan. Final settlement delivered 49 days after the May fire that destroyed Gibson's. Doan expects to reopen around September. the amount was not disclosed. Cause of the $500,000 blaze not yet reported.
Former aide Mardian testifies to Senate that Nixon aides set up domestic intelligence units due to lack of confidence in DOJ. Nixon returns from hospital and pledges to continue work while denying resignation rumors. Arenivar cited for no valid license and speeding after Pecos police investigate a dirt road crash.
The 500000 gallon Pecos water tower is undergoing sand blasting priming and repainting. Southwest Tank and Tower Co of Tatum NM won the $5400 contract. An Eagle emblem will be painted by Southwest at night with shared costs among the city county and school district totaling about 1800.
Texas Woman's University scientists under Dr. Carlton T. Wendel study organo metallic materials formed when organic matter meets heavy metal ions in fresh water. They aim to guide water purification amid growing pollution concerns and potential closed cycle recycling.
The Senate approved a 2.20 minimum wage bill closely matching the House version amid veto fears. The measure would raise nonfarm wages from 1.66 to 2.20 over a year and extend coverage to domestics and seasonal farm workers, with teens’ pay and overtime provisions debated.
The FBI hunts the unknown caller who impersonated a Treasury secretary aide to trick Senate Watergate Committee chairman Sam Ervin. The hoax briefly suggested Nixon would surrender and tied up staff, prompting an FBI probe after real officials denied any deal on tapes.
The Senate permanent investigations subcommittee began public hearings on last year’s 1 billion dollar sale of U S wheat to the Soviet Union. First witness Clarence Palmby of Continental Grain defended his role and denied involvement in Moscow negotiations.
Eula Morrison reported missing billfold after shopping at a Pecos grocery store with about 7 dollars total in small bills. She said the wallet disappeared around 3 30 p m while she had checked out and searched her purse.
Mrs. James Alvin Bowers remains hospitalized in Odessa Medical Center in serious condition after a one car rollover west of Pecos Monday. She suffered chest and head injuries and a fractured neck and is in the intensive care unit. Reports say she is responding to treatment and is in neck traction. The 3:30 p.m. crash threw her and three other occupants from the car.
President Nixon told White House staff after leaving Bethesda he will not resign before his term ends. He urged workers to stay focused and work at full tilt despite Watergate pressures and health concerns, dismissing resignation talk as plain poppycock.
H. W. Johnson and his wife Laura attended the Texas Motor Transportation Association Convention in Houston for three days. Johnson works for the Department of Public Safety in Peeps, heading the license and weights division of the district.
Pecos Chamber welcomes Trans Pecos Electric as a new member. Manager Terry Burns enrolled the firm in the chamber, expanding local participation and business ties.
Sweltering Pecos endured a 102 degree high before receiving about 0.2 inches of rain on Thursday lowering temperatures to 67 by evening. Forecasters noted a weak cool front from Southwest Kansas but expect little Texas impact. widespread thunderstorms lingered across the central U.S. with Kansas and Nebraska reporting heavy rains and a path of unsettled weather toward the Gulf Coast.
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